INSIDE - Master in Interior Architecture

Cultural and social challenges in Interior Architecture

INSIDE is a two-year, English-taught master’s course for interior architects who start every assignment by conducting a wide-ranging exploration of a spatial context undergoing change. Wide-ranging here means that through observation, research and theoretical study, students chart and analyse a whole array of issues that are relevant to the spatial change that the context is undergoing. That wide range consists not only of spatial aspects but also of social, historical and ecological issues at play in the wider surroundings. After setting up and carrying out their investigation, the INSIDE students hone their skills in using the acquired knowledge to determine essential qualities that are of decisive importance for the spatial changes taking place. They then learn to incorporate those qualities in a spatial proposal grounded in a realistic perspective and in their social implications.

The term INSIDE not only specifies the space in which and on which interior architects work but also indicates the mentality with which they do it. These designers engage fully with society and have a keen awareness of social, economic and technological changes. They are capable of using their position to shape the relation between the space that relates most directly to people and the world that encompasses that specific context. For an interior architect, ‘inside’ is never isolated but always connected to ‘outside’.

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If you wish to apply, please click here. After you have applied, the student administration will send you an email with information about the application procedure.

Five INSIDE Master Interior Architecture students had the opportunity to go to Gent for two weeks and contribute to the Architecture/Theatre installation HALL05, produced by the Dutch-Belgian collective TAAT (Breg Horemans & Gert-Jan Stam).

INSIDE is a two-year, English-taught Master Interior Architecture program which targets the real world. A world that is changing: large-scale interiors, a changing relation between private and public space, sustainability and a greater demand for social cohesion are themes that call for a new perspective on interior architecture.

We are proud to announce that the programme Master Interior Architecture (INSIDE) has received the assessment ‘Excellent’ from the audit panel, that assessed the programme as part of the accreditation procedure.

The Royal Academy of Art participates in the 5th Edition of Offprint Paris, which will host 130 independent and experimental publishers in Photography, Contemporary Art and Graphic Design from 16 different countries.

During the two-days fair, the Royal Academy of Art The Hague will present a fine selection of (unique) photo books & publications from the Photography, Fine Arts, Graphic Design and TypeMedia departments.